“Barcode dude” is a Japanese slang term for men sporting what kind of hairstyle?
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Featured as round 3 at the Old Pequliar on June 2, 2009
I’ll give you three definitions (in a fairly loose sense of the word). You tell me what word or phrase fits all three of them.
Example: an after-dinner cocktail, a kosher insect, and a synonym for padawan? Show ▼
1) a season, something Reagan forgot to do, and a Groucho prop
2) Oscar Zeta Acosta’s more famous name, the Muppets’ most famous Frackle, and a porn genre
3) half of a Neil Diamond song, a bomb, and an action figure in its original packaging
4) to buzz, to piss, and someone good at math
5) an elf, an inexpensive camera, and one way to get your THC
6) balderdash, a bed, and a fictional Baltimore detective
7) congestion, a slang term among fans of The Office, and something Phish is known for
8) a kind of mouse, a kind of flight, and to be smitten
9) Allison DuBois, pink in the center, and a synonym for message
10) a fictional mother, Maverick’s partner, a bump … and the opposite of question 1
ANSWERS (no peeking)
Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on May 5, 2009
Trivia meets wordplay. I’ll give you three definitions. You tell me the word all three of them could define.
Example: an after-dinner cocktail, a kosher insect, and a synonym for padawan? Grasshopper.
Got it? Here we go:
1) a Supreme Court plaintiff, a university, and a famous encyclopedia
2) the opposite of draw, part of a LEGO, and an earring
3) an Heiress Records album, a Gilmore Girls character, and a Trojan
4) a book by Alex Haley, a card, and a kind of bee
5) a basketball game, h, and a type of power
6) Louise Brooks, a little comic strip character, and something amazing
7) a perpetually rejected fish, a Revlon fragrance, and part of the phonetic alphabet
8) a variety of apple, a Toni Morrison novel, and a Transformer
9) a river, someone known for his escapes, and the opposite of ladder
10) a Bumstead, a text file, and a monster
ANSWERS (no peeking!)
Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on March 3, 2009
Average score: 6.71 (14 teams)
Premise: Given three definitions (in the loose sense of the word), give me the term that fits them all.
Example: an after-dinner cocktail, a kosher insect, and a pop cultural synonym for padawan are all “grasshopper”
Here we go:
1) a type of photography, a Rick Astley album, and the opposite of landscape
2) a Samsung cell phone, a kind of Mac OS file, and an espionage TV series
3) a kind of dog collar, something you might see in a parking lot, and part of a volcano
4) a kind of steak, an Adam Ant song, and a daily dose of Peanuts
5) a kind of wire, a thorn in Robin Hood’s side, and something you might burn in Britain
6) a piece of chocolate, Dale’s partner, and a buffalo byproduct
7) a kind of play, an episode of Buffy, and Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack to Last Temptation of Christ
8) a typesetting term, having a lot of money, and a poker hand
9) Wonka’s successor, a kind of list, and something a walrus might have
10) a Thomas Pynchon novel, the middle of many court cases, and the invasion of the lizard people
Round 3Â at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 3, 2009
I give you three definitions, you provide the one term that fits them all. Example: a porn studio, Elphaba’s story, and Bostonese for “extremely†are all wicked.
1) a kind of neuron, a character in Snow White, and a copy of a website
2) a sea monkey, Boogaloo’s last name, and another word for butterface
3) a kind of wall, a kind of bread, and an emotion related to surprise and awe
4) a force central to fluid dynamics, something you do with a mouse, and a kind of king or queen
5) something that bites, a well-known Jack, and a television interviewer
6) Nemo’s mom, a venemous snake, and a pinkish gemstone
7) a Kennedy, a Dr. Who character, and a word that Gertrude Stein was fond of repeating
8) a breakdancing move, a music magazine, and something a Sufi might do
9) what we call the movie Hana-bi in America, a Schoolhouse Rock! song, and an Adobe product
10) a battle cry, an indie rock band from Austin, and to snuggle
Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on Jan. 6, 2009
Average score:6.60/10 (21 teams)
1) In January, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien both got rid of what that they’d cultivated during the writer’s strike?
2) Photographer Annie Liebovitz said, “She loved taking that picture, and she was ready to take that picture. It’s just that her audience wasn’t ready.” Who was she talking about, and what magazine published that photograph? (half point each)
3) In February, HD DVD conceded the high-definition DVD market to Blu-ray Discs. What color is the laser used most often in HD DVD?
4) Martha Sharp Crawford, depected in the movie Reversal of Fortune, was better known by what name when she died in December?
5) Stephen Fry, Britney Spears, the Mars Phoenix Lander, and Shaquille O’Neal are among the celebrities who tweeted using what Internet service?
6) When a TV series goes bad, it’s “jumping the shark.” What similar, 3-word phrase inspired by Kingdom of the Crystal Skull describes the moment when bad things happen to good movie sequels?
7) In episode 6 of the new 90210, Kelly reveals that the father of her child was what character from the original series?
8) To protest China’s policy towards the war in Darfur, what Hollywood director withdrew as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics?
9) After confessing to cheating on her husband, Lauren Cleri lost on The Moment of Truth when she answered yes to the question, “Do you think you’re a” what?
10) NBC announced Tim Russert’s death at 3:39pm. What online resource scooped them, adding a date of death and shifting from present to past tense at 3:01pm?
Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on Dec. 2, 2008
Average score: 6.07/10 (15 teams)
Triangulation is the product of an unholy union between Wikipedia’s disambiguation pages, seldom-used dictionary definitions, Urban Dictionary, and whatever words catch my fancy. I’ll give you three definitions, you tell me the word or phrase that fits them all.
Example: A Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film of 2007: Juno
1) a kind of wine, a kind of rock, and where Hewlett-Packard got its start
2) a British drink made of fruit juice and soda water, a non-Olympic racquet sport, and a zucchini
3) something you build while hunting, a forced bet, and a slat-driven device
4) five and a half yards, something you’d find near a cone, and a character from Avenue Q
5) Snoopy’s sister, a Disney princess, and Sebastian’s dog
6) a wrestling lineup, a wag or wit or joker, or something you punch
7) a kind of bug, a field, and Jennifer’s middle name
8) part of a whip, a British crime TV series, and a racial slur
9) a tour guide, to summon someone, and a 1950s Playmate of the Month
10) a porn studio, Elphaba’s story, and Bostonese for “extremely”
Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on October 7, 2008
Triangulation is the product of an unholy union between Wikipedia’s disambiguation pages, seldom-used dictionary definitions, Urban Dictionary, and whatever words catch my fancy. I’ll give you three definitions, you tell me the word or phrase that fits them all.
Example: A Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film of 2007: Juno
1) An SUV, a bar on Capitol Hill, and an East Coast WNBA team
2) The opposite of double, an indefinite pronoun, and the force that threatens Fantasia
3) A honeycomb holder, a story that contains stories within itself, and 1/24th of a second of a movie
4) The average value of a force multiplied by the time during which it acts, a jazz record label, and when a man you never met before suddenly gives you flowers
5) A Unix command, an octothorp, and a kind of brown
6) Police Woman, a warm-up exercise, and a Gwyneth Paltrow character
7) A British lad mag, a really good poker hand, and a WWII quote
8) Two out of three games of bridge, a gumshoe, and a french letter
9) Clarissa’s last name on Clarissa Explains It All, Lady’s owner in Lady and the Tramp, and a Julie Christie film
10) Chutzpah, the website that described itself as “literate smut,” and what the Cowardly Lion sings for
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Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 4.82/10 (11 teams)
Triangulation is my tip of the hat to Wikipedia’s disambiguation pages and the seldom-used tertiary and sub-tertiary definitions in the dictionary. Given three definitions, tell me the word or phrase that fits them all.
Example: A Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film of 2007: Juno
1) a sequel by Alexandra Ripley, a G.I. Joe, and Barack’s email pen pal
2) something you’d yell at a dog, sentimental stuff, and porridge
3) a British car model, a fictional FBI agent, and a Project Mercury astronaut
4) a knotmaking term, a fingerprint pattern, and part of a roller coaster
5) a kind of railway freight car, an American painter, and a Pixar villain
6) an album by Jewel, the crimefighting identity of Denny Colt, and something you’d find at a pep rally
7) a movie about skiing, Jughead’s pet, and the goodbye song on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
8) a corporate mascot elf; a football term; and an exclamation of dismay, disbelief, surprise, or joy
9) something a Jungian psychologist discusses, a pulp hero played by Orson Welles, and Sonic’s rival
10) a professional degree, a character on MASH, and a TV trucker
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Round 2 at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 8.27/10 (11 teams)
Each correct answer starts with “o” or “oh.”
1) The official mottos of Manitoba and Alberta are Latin translations of lyrics from what song?
2) What speedy athlete and recent author of If I Did It portrayed Kadi Touray in the miniseries Roots?
3) “I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee” is part of the chorus of what popular folk song?
4) What abbreviated question appears all over the internet, often on a John White photograph of a snowy owl?
5) On Seinfeld, Elaine’s nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke inherited the fortune generated by what candy bar?
6) In 1980, what Chevy Chase film became the first Benji movie to be rated PG?
7) What popular graduation gift was the last book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss?
8) What slang term was popularized during the 1840 presidential election by boosters of Martin Van Buren?
9) On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after cold weather helped cause what part to fail?
10) What Shins album, their debut, contains the songs beloved by Natalie Portman’s manic pixie dream girl character in the movie Garden State?
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